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Travel writing: a pinch of salt is definitely needed
Late last year, a colleague in the tourism industry told me that there was this great article on Yeoville Bellevue in a well-known airline magazine. In fact, he kindly gave me his copy. The article focused primarily on a Congolese … Continue reading
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It’s not just up to Christians to lead the way to a just, ethical society
Cyril Ramaphosa is right when he says that Christians in South Africa must stand up against rape and corruption. In fact, Christians should be doing a lot more standing up – against rape, corruption, crime, violence of all kinds, atrocities … Continue reading
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I spoke in my last post about a boy from DRC who’s facing challenges. I thought, in this post, I would talk about DRC itself, at least one small part of that sprawling country. A few weeks ago, I was … Continue reading
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A tale of three passes
The ridges cutting through Yeoville and Observatory/Linksfield are a natural barrier between the north and south areas of Johannesburg. These ridges were first populated in the late 1800s and early 1900s as Johannesburg grew in response to the ongoing gold … Continue reading
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State’s duty to effectively regulate liquor
(I wrote this for The Star. It appeared in The Star and in the Pretoria News on 19 March 2012.) In a recent article, Liquor rules: state’s fatal conceit, (The Star 14 March 2012), the Free Market Foundation’s Temba Nolutshungu … Continue reading
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